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For better or for worse, the most desirable places in the US not only refuse to participate in the race to the bottom anymore, they actively pursue a vendetta against well paying tech jobs opening up (see: Amazon HQ2 in NYC)

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You might want to check out how their HQ2 in Virginia is doing before commenting on anything about HQ2.

Most New Yorkers would tell you NY dodged a bullet by not accepting Amazon's corporate BS.

P.S. NYC is far from "the most desirable place in the US". Even as someone who loves the place, I can clearly tell you that most people and companies don't want to be in NYC.